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Alligator

Alligator — Photo: C. J. Cornish et al — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae in the order Crocodilia.

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An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae in the order Crocodilia.

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